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NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank said on Tuesday it has stopped issuing an aggressive oil exchange-traded note as the U.S. government looks to increase regulation in commodities markets. Deutsche said it had temporarily halted issuance of PowerShares DB Crude Oil Double Long Exchange Traded Notes, which allow investors exposure to a rise in crude oil futures.

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NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) – United States Natural Gas Fund LP <UNG.P>, a giant exchange traded fund in the natural gas market, said on Wednesday that despite regulatory approval, it would not resume issuing new shares and may even reduce its holdings due to recently enacted federal and exchange position limits.(more…)

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By Christopher Johnson and David Sheppard
LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The UK’s financial watchdog looks likely to resist moves towards tighter regulation on commodity markets if a meeting it held with oil industry representatives is any guide, industry sources said on Thursday.

By Christopher Johnson
LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Britain’s financial watchdog and the UK Treasury will meet oil industry representatives on Wednesday in response to U.S. pressure for more regulation of commodities markets. (more…)

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By Ayesha Rascoe and Christopher Doering
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) – Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler said Wednesday he supports exemptions from tough new investor limits for bona fide hedgers but he is concerned about allowances for those managing financial risk.

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NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) – The New York Mercantile Exchange will impose what it calls “hard expiration position limits” on seven of its natural gas financially settled contracts effective with the October contract expiration.

By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) – The shape of the U.S. government’s proposed crackdown on the $450-trillion over-the-counter derivatives market became clearer on Monday, with Congress poised to move forward this week on other aspects of a sweeping overhaul of U.S. financial regulation.

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By Christopher Doering
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will move aggressively to rein in excessive speculation in energy and commodity markets by focusing on expanding its existing authority and could have new regulations in place by late October. Bart Chilton, one of five commissioners at the CFTC, said he could not predict what the agency will do, but he would like to see the proposed rules issued in September, then implemented by late October or November after a period of public comment. (more…)